[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4627. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee 
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM STAFF AND CLOSURES.

       The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     shall--
       (1) for purposes of bringing the staffing level of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System (referred to in this section 
     as the ``System'') to the staffing level of the System on 
     January 20, 2025, reinstate personnel terminated after that 
     date, or hire personnel;
       (2) reopen and restaff any unit of the System that was 
     closed on or after January 20, 2025; and
       (3) submit to Congress a plan on addressing staffing 
     capacity in the System.
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